EP 0327022 A2 19890809 - Bioabsorbable surgical device for treating nerve defects and method for manufacturing it.
Title (en)
Bioabsorbable surgical device for treating nerve defects and method for manufacturing it.
Title (de)
Bioabsorbierbares chirurgisches Material für die Behandlung von Nervendefekten und Methode zu seiner Herstellung.
Title (fr)
Dispositif chirurgical bioabsorbable pour traiter les déficiences nerveuses et procédé de sa fabrication.
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 15059388 A 19880201
- US 15059488 A 19880201
Abstract (en)
A bioabsorbable tube device (10) for the repair of nerve defects or gaps comprising a flexible, porous, knitted or woven mesh tube. The tube device is crimped along its exterior (12) to provide a tube which can be bent without pinching or crimping the internal circumference of the tube. The internal tube surface (14) is relatively smooth to provide an optimum environment for longitudinal nerve axon growth within the tube. A method of using such a tube device is also disclosed utilizing the steps of selecting a flexible, porous, bioabsorbable tube device and, then, suturing the nerve ends within the tube device such that a predetermined gap is left between the proximal and distal nerve ends to allow for nerve axon growth across the nerve gap from the proximal nerve end to the distal nerve end.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 17/1128 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30235 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0327022 A2 19890809; EP 0327022 A3 19910814; EP 0327022 B1 19950426; AT E121608 T1 19950515; CA 1335527 C 19950516; DE 68922319 D1 19950601; DE 68922319 T2 19960104; ES 2074446 T3 19950916
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 89101634 A 19890131; AT 89101634 T 19890131; CA 589478 A 19890130; DE 68922319 T 19890131; ES 89101634 T 19890131